IT Security Specialist

Lancesoft; Pontiac (MI); Ibrido; USD 55.000 - 65.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Oakland County Department of Server Administration seeks an IT Security Specialist to secure and optimize enterprise infrastructure across on-prem, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. Focus areas include vulnerability management, remediation, patching, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms.

Experience with Tanium or similar tools is a plus. The role emphasizes automation using PowerShell, Bash, or Python, and collaboration to support audits and compliance.

Competenze

• Experience securing Windows Server, Linux, VMware, and cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability management, patching, and configuration compliance.
• Familiarity with security baselines and hardening standards.

Mansioni

• Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure with security controls.
• Identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers and cloud resources.
• Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching to maintain compliance.
• Assess configurations against security standards and support audits.
• Secure and manage VMware, virtual machines, and cloud resources in hybrid environments.
• Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, and remediation using Tanium or similar tools.
• Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts to automate patching, remediation, and reporting.
• Resolve infrastructure and security issues and maintain incident/change records.
• Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures.

Conoscenze

Infrastructure security

Security

Virtualization/Cloud

Tools/Automation

Operations

Strumenti

Tanium

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Descrizione del lavoro

Client: Oakland County (Department of Server Administration) Job ID: 494 Title: IT Security Specialist Duration: 06 Months Location: 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, MI –48341 Position: Hybrid (2days onsite per week) Pay Range: $55.00 to $65.00 negotiable.

Job Description:

Systems Administrator –Security Responsible for administering, securing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. Focuses on vulnerability management, remediation, patch compliance, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms. Experience with Tanium or similar tools is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Security: Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure. Implement security baselines, access controls, and hardening standards.
• Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, track, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. Validate fixes and coordinate remediation timelines.
• Patching: Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching, validate deployments, maintain compliance, and minimize disruption.
• Security & Compliance: Assess configurations against security standards, correct weaknesses, and support audits and compliance reporting.
• Cloud & Virtualization: Secure and maintain VMware, virtual machines, cloud services, configurations, and access controls across hybrid environments.
• Security Tools: Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, patching, and remediation using Tanium or similar platforms.
• Automation: Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts and workflows to automate patching, remediation, security validation, and reporting.
• Troubleshooting: Resolve infrastructure, configuration, patching, and security issues. Maintain incident and change records in the IT service management system.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures.

Environment:

Works in a hybrid enterprise environment spanning on-premises, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure, focusing on vulnerability management, security, hardening, and remediation.

Required Experience:

• Infrastructure: Windows Server, Linux, troubleshooting, access management, storage, networking, identity, and endpoint systems.
• Security: Vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, patching, risk prioritization, and configuration compliance.
• Virtualization/Cloud: VMware vSphere, virtual machines, and cloud platforms.
• Tools/Automation: Endpoint management, asset discovery, Tanium or similar tools, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Operations: Incident/change management, documentation, reporting, and cross-team collaboration.

Work Schedule:

County business hours required; flex time optional. Occasional after-hours work for maintenance, patching, and security remediation. Hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week.